HOUSTON -- Former Clemson wide receiver DeAndre 'Nuk' Hopkins has proven himself to be one of the best wideouts in the NFL since he was drafted in the first round by the Houston Texans in 2013.

Now he's going to be paid like one.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Texans and Hopkins agreed to a five-year extension worth $81 million, $49 million of which is guaranteed. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the guaranteed money is the most of any receiver in the NFL.

The #Texans and star WR DeAndre Hopkins agreed to terms on a 5-year extension worth $81M, per @JamesPalmerTV and me. Nearly $50M guaranteed.

At $16.2M a year, the deal makes him the second-highest paid wide receiver in the NFL on an annual basis behind Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who makes $17M a year. Before this deal, the Atlanta Falcons' Julio Jones' contract was the most guaranteed money of any NFL receiver at $47M.

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Jr. still holds the record for the largest contract for a wide receiver in league history, when he signed an eight-year deal worth up to $132M with $60M guaranteed in 2012.

After catching 209 passes for 3,020 yards and 27 touchdowns during a three-year career at Clemson, Nuk has racked up 317 receptions, 4,487 yards and 23 touchdowns during his four-year NFL career. He's proven to be one of the league's most durable receivers, having played 64 of 64 possible games thus far.

Hopkins briefly held out of training camp last year in hopes of signing a new contract. The hold out lasted just one day.